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The Ministry of Defense has announced that all weapons permits will be suspended indefinitely as of Monday, with exceptions for high-ranking officials including ministers, current and former MPs, judges, party heads and their guards. No reason was given for the decision

7 March 2021

A group of protesters stormed the warehouses of a supermarket in Furn al-Shubbak to take out subsidized oil and force the store to sell it, after the market had been refusing to do so, the NNA reports. A social media video showed the incident taking place at Fahed Supermarket

7 March 2021

Lebanon has registered 2,377 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Thirty-three more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 5,046

7 March 2021

In the next phase of reopening from the COVID-19 lockdown, beginning Monday, company offices will be permitted to open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hair salons and businesses such as plumbers, carpenters and tailors will also open, as well as education offices. Restaurants remain closed

7 March 2021

Beirut municipal officials unveiled a memorial this afternoon in front of the Beirut Fire Brigade barracks in Karantina to Sahar Fares, a young paramedic and bride-to-be who was killed in the Beirut port explosion after being dispatched to fight the fire that preceded the blast

7 March 2021

Caretaker Justice Minister Marie-Claude Najm and Supreme Judicial Council head Souheil Abboud announced that hearings will begin to resume in civil and criminal courts Monday in line with the plan to gradually reopen from the COVID-19 lockdown, the NNA reports

7 March 2021

Protesters have blocked roads in several areas of the country, including the Minyeh-Dinnieh highway in Bhanin, the main Aaba-Dahr al-Ain road in the Koura area, and the main road in Taalabaya in the direction of Chtoura, according to NNA and the Traffic Management Center

7 March 2021